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Cover page/foreword of "The Bulletin of the Catholic Laymen's Association of Georgia", January 01, 1920 — The bulletin (Augusta, Ga.) 1920-1957, January 01, 1920, Page 1

December 19, 2017

WRITER: Mandy Mastrovita, mastrovi@uga.edu, 706-583-0209
CONTACT: Sheila McAlister, mcalists@uga.edu, 706-542-5418

ATHENS, Ga. — Historic Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah newspapers available online

The Digital Library of Georgia is pleased to announce the release of historic Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah newspapers to the Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive (GHN), part of the Digital Library of Georgia, based at the University of Georgia Libraries. The historic Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah publications include the Bulletin (1920-1962) and the Savannah Bulletin (1958).

There are three URLs to reflect the title changes of the Diocese’s publications:

The bulletin (Augusta, Ga.) 1920-1957

https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/gua1449731/

The Savannah bulletin. (Monroe, Ga.) 1958-1958

https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/gua1189480/

Bulletin (Monroe, Ga.) 1958-1962

https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/gua1189460/

The digital conversion of this newspaper was funded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah. Katy Pereira, director of archives and records management for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah notes “This project is a significant one for the Diocese of Savannah because it allows researchers, historians and the public access to a record of Catholic events in the US as well as South and Middle Georgia from the past century. We are pleased to be included in the Digital Library of Georgia’s Historic Newspaper Project where we can trust that this history will be protected and held for generations to come.”

History of Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah newspapers

In an effort to fight Catholic prejudice and resist the spread of false information regarding Catholic beliefs and history, the Catholic Laymen’s Association (CLA) of Georgia was founded in 1916. The CLA published pamphlets that explained Catholic beliefs for several years before establishing The Bulletin of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia in January of 1920. The Bulletin ran as a monthly newspaper out of Augusta until 1956 when the organization changed the name to The Bulletin of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia, Official Newspaper for the Diocese of Savannah & Atlanta; this change coming after the diocese divided into two regions, Atlanta and Savannah. For a few months in early 1958, the Diocese of Savannah published the Savannah Bulletin, before the Bulletin began circulating two editions for Savannah and Atlanta through 1962. In 1963, the publication split into two separate diocesan papers, The Bulletin (Archdiocese of Atlanta) and The Southern Cross (Diocese of Savannah). The CLA disbanded in 1962, but the paper continued and exists today as the bi-monthly Southern Cross.

All images are full-text searchable and can be browsed by date and title. The GHN site is compatible with all current browsers and the newspaper page images can be viewed without the use of plug-ins or additional software downloads.

About the Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive

The Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia (DLG), a part of Georgia’s Virtual Library GALILEO and is based at the University of Georgia Libraries. Since 2007, the DLG has partnered with universities, archives, public libraries, historical societies, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions to digitize historical newspapers from around the state. The archive is free and open for public use.

About the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah was formed in 1850, comprising the entire state of Georgia and a large part of Florida. The Diocese currently comprises 90 counties in South Georgia and covers 37,038 square miles. The Bishop of the Diocese of Savannah is the Most Reverend Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv. The mission of the Diocese is to proclaim the Gospel of Christ and the teachings of His Church.

About the Digital Library of Georgia

Based at the University of Georgia Libraries, the Digital Library of Georgia http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ is a GALILEO initiative that collaborates with Georgia’s libraries, archives, museums, and other institutions of education and culture to provide access to key information resources on Georgia history, culture, and life. This primary mission is accomplished through the ongoing development, maintenance, and preservation of digital collections and online digital library resources. DLG also serves as Georgia’s service hub for the Digital Public Library of America and as the home of the Georgia Newspaper Project, the state’s historic newspaper microfilming project.

Walker County Messenger, 1880-1924, a new public library collection in the GHN.

This press release is part of a series of guest posts contributed by our partners at HomePLACE, a project of the Georgia Public Library Service. HomePLACE works with Georgia’s public libraries and related institutions to digitize historical content for inclusion in the Digital Library of Georgia.

ATLANTA, Ga — Georgia HomePLACE and the Digital Library of Georgia (DLG) are pleased to announce the addition of over 16,000 pages of the Walker County Messenger dating from 1880-1924 to the Georgia Historic Newspapers (GHN) website. Consisting of over 2,100 searchable issues, the Walker County Messenger archive provides historical images that are both full-text searchable and can be browsed by date. Issues are freely available online through the GHN: https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu.

LaFayette’s first newspaper, the Walker County Messenger, was established by Captain Augustus McHan and his son E. A. McHan on July 27, 1877. In its first year, the Messenger was a six-column, four-page paper that sold for a yearly subscription of one dollar. The paper would serve as the legal organ for not only Walker County but also Chattooga, Catoosa and Dade counties until those regions founded their own newspapers in later years. Today, the Walker County Messenger continues to serve the citizens of LaFayette under the ownership of the Times-Journal Inc.

“Newspapers and libraries keep the pulse of a community, and both are critical to quality research. Access to information resources is one of the core values of Georgia’s public libraries, and we are so pleased to help support our partners at the Digital Library of Georgia in making these newspapers freely available online,” said State Librarian Julie Walker.

Historic newspaper pages are consistently the most visited of any DLG sites. The GHN is compatible with all current browsers, and the newspaper page images can be viewed without the use of plug-ins or additional software downloads. Annually, DLG digitizes over 100,000 historic newspaper pages with funding from GALILEO, Georgia Public Library Service, and its partners and microfilms more than 200 current newspapers.

“The significance of our local newspaper being available for full-text searching and browsing by anyone with access to the internet cannot be overstated. We feel very fortunate that our local organ was selected by DLG and Georgia HomePLACE for digitization,” said Cherokee Regional Library System Director Lecia Eubanks.

The GHN includes some of the state’s earliest newspapers providing perspectives often missing in history books, including important African-American, Roman Catholic and Cherokee newspapers, as well as local and regional papers from across the state. All previously digitized newspapers are scheduled to be incorporated into the new GHN platform. Until that time, users may continue to access the existing online regional and city sites.

Georgia HomePLACE http://georgialibraries.org/homeplace/ is a project of the Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS) that encourages public libraries and related institutions across the state to participate in the Digital Library of Georgia. HomePLACE offers a highly collaborative model for digitizing primary source collections related to local history and genealogy. HomePLACE is supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through GPLS, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.

Based at the University of Georgia Libraries, the Digital Library of Georgia http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ is a GALILEO initiative that collaborates with Georgia’s libraries, archives, museums and other institutions of education and culture to provide access to key information resources on Georgia history, culture and life. This primary mission is accomplished through the ongoing development, maintenance and preservation of digital collections and online digital library resources. DLG also serves as Georgia’s service hub for the Digital Public Library of America and as the home of the Georgia Newspaper Project, the state’s historic newspaper microfilming project.

CONTACT: Angela Stanley, astanley@georgialibraries.org, (404) 235-7134

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Historic Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah newspapers available online

Walker County Newspaper Added to Georgia Historic Newspapers Site